One would think these old UP units has paid their dues and receive some light duty assignments but not so. They are now earning their keep along the Pokey in coal service.

A sight once common in Western Oregon; a bloody nose emerging out of a cut of trees (though this GP38-2 has obvious lineage to CSX). This "last" Coos Bay hauler heads towards Mapleton, then on to... (more)

The colors of this engine grabbed my attention. Never seen any like it.

EJ&E's Kirk Yard to Joliet switcher heads west through Griffith with a leased pair of Helm's only SD38-2's. They have been rebuilt from old UP SD40-2's by removing the turbo's.

The fall colors are in full swing along the Pokey but the crew doesn't have time to enjoy them as they are helping NS 147 back up to the crossover at Old Joe after getting stoped due to a signal p... (more)

Rental Power and Cabooses are a common sight on the Pocahontas Division.

A transfer from Saginaw Yard meets a train from Kansas City. The trailing unit in the transfer freight is HLCX 7149, the ex-BN experimental SD40 that was powered using natural gas.

A former CNW SD60, now part of the HLCX lease fleet, leads westbound 83G by the large coal facility at Keystone. The two light engines are going west to Hull to pick up 50 Tidewater coal loads to ... (more)

A loaded rock train blasts by Gold Ridge with two HLCX Red, White and Blue units on the lead. Notice all the rock dust in the background from this loaded aggregate train.

NS is getting their monies worth out of these leased units. I have seen them in service the last 4 weekends in a row along the Pokey.

nee-CNW 8006, exx-UP 5948, ex-CRIX 5948